As a member of an anime forum were anime is the least popular topic, I say lets get down to business:
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cross referencing a bit, you might note the three un-uniform additions at the bottom, and I'm to lazy to put some things like the more blue dragon and stuff.
Personally this season holds series from other sorts of media that I've wanted to check out, but now have the luxury of being lazy and watching it.
Lastly, instead of doing something so foolish as posting an enormous list of "will watch" in which I will actually check out but half the shows listed, here's my take so far:
watched:
-code geass R2: a given to keep on, might be good, might be gay (oh wait, it is already) but not something I can ignore.
-Kurenai: Looks awesome so far with a cast of fun characters, I'm in on it.
-Vampire Knight: well....might as well
-Kanokon: maybe garbage, I would say such so far, but will check out a bit more before dropping it.
Downloaded hitlist:
Soul Eater
ToLoveRU
Itazura na Kiss
Karen Children
Tower of Druaga
BLASSREITER
I was thinking this thread was long overdue.
So far, I've watched ep 1 of Code Geass R2, and I downloaded Kurenai (mostly because BSS has had good taste so far)... still kind of catching on older stuff, though.
The only other thing that looks kind of familiar is (strangely enough) Soul Eater, because my friend years ago picked up a volume of the manga in raw form. It has something to do with chicks who turn into weapons. Kind of silly and fanservicey, was the impression I got.
There's a number of shows this season that I'm not too sure about and will probably wait till I hear stuff from friends before watching.
But so far I plan to watch (or am watching):
Alison to Lilia
Code Geass R2
Wagaya no Oinari Sama
Macross Frontier
Vampire Knight
Library Wars
Bus Gamer
Blade of the Immortal
Might check out:
S.A.
Soul Eater
Nijiyuume no musume
Neo Angelique
Monochrome Factor
ToLove RU
Nabari no ou
Amatsuki
Possibly more if I hear more about/good things about the other series.
Kinda lazy to d/l a lot right now. >.>;
I'm watching Definately:
CODE GEASS R2
Macross Frontier
as for the other shows, I'll watch the 1st episode if i like what I see, i'll continue, if not, i'll drop them.
no one watches anime anymore.
j
For sure going to check out:
Library War
R2 (already 1 episode down and Kallen wins in bunny suit)
Tower of Druaga (I hope Gonzo won't fail me)
Chi's Sweet Home (win so far)
Nijiiyuume no Musume
Real Drive
But mostly I wait until the series is finished before I get into it. However, R2 I will follow for sure with release.
Quote from: LastElixir on April 10, 2008, 04:42:44 PM
no one watches anime anymore.
j
If only it weren't so true. =(
Saw S.A. and Allison to Lillia. Both are ok so far. I'll have to see if they get better.
Plan on/am following:
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki
Gyagu Manga Biyori season 3!! o/
Code Geass R2
Zettai Karen Children
Kamen no Maid Guy
Might check out:
Wagaya no Oinarisama
Soul Eater
Kurenai
Nijiyuume no Musume
To Love Ru
Chi's Sweet Home
xxxHolic
Blassreiter
Itazura na Kiss
Tower of Druaga
Bus Gamer
Penguin Musume Heart
Is it just me, or does Penguin Musume Heart look like a giant fanservice-palooza? "WAITER! There's PLOT in my fanservice."
Watched the first episode of kurenai. Not sure if I like it. Possibly good, possibly pretty bad.
since everyone else is doing one, ill do the same since im a sheep in all.
what im gonna watch:
everything
what i might watch:
everything
what i liked so far:
everything
aniMu iS so SUGOI! (https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meltybread.com%2Fforums%2FSmileys%2Fdefault%2Fprinny.gif&hash=c03353788b778bb6e67c0f8f3b9870cd357a65ed) YATTA~!! TOYOTA SUSHI RAMEN HONDA COOLER-INTAKE FUJI-SAAAN!!!
j
Quote from: LastElixir on April 12, 2008, 06:51:03 AM
since everyone else is doing one, ill do the same since im a sheep in all.
what im gonna watch:
everything
what i might watch:
everything
what i liked so far:
everything
aniMu iS so SUGOI! (https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meltybread.com%2Fforums%2FSmileys%2Fdefault%2Fprinny.gif&hash=c03353788b778bb6e67c0f8f3b9870cd357a65ed) YATTA~!! TOYOTA SUSHI RAMEN HONDA COOLER-INTAKE FUJI-SAAAN!!!
j
I LOL'ED HARD AT THIS.
oh, I watched Vampire Knight. Haven't been in the mood to watch a shoujo show in ages, but I guess this one told me to keep up with it after watching it and I shall.
I am watching:
Code Geass R2
Soul Eater
ToLove-RU
checking out:
Kamen no Maid Guy
Quote from: LastElixir on April 10, 2008, 04:42:44 PM
no one watches anime anymore.
j
I'm getting all of it but I'm not watching any of it.
...Well except for xxxHOLiC. Need to see that missing eye arc and the Himawari arc.
...Anyways anime is sooo last season, the only reason I get it anymore is so I have something to give the poor kids at Christmas...
Speaking of old seasons and missing eyes, I'm still watching and enjoying Mushishi.
Watched the first eps of:
Kurenai (Don't think i'm into it)
Itazura na kiss (Meh...I'll keep watching, only because I'm a sucker for stereotypical romance dramas)
Special A (I liked it, and I'll keep watching)
Vampire knight (I liked it :D but then again, I'm a sucker for romance...and vampires are awesome)
Wagaya no Oinari-sama (Aside from the super cool monanoke-esque fox god, I'm not that into it)
The Tower of DRUAGA (I liked it A lot, it made me laugh XD)
Based on the pretty pictures you've provided lisu, I think I'll attempt:
Soul Eater
Kyou kara ma ou R
nabari no ou
junjo romantica
and possibly monochrome factor
Woot. Happy anime-ing!
For me:
Code Geass R2
Macross Frontier
Tower of Druaga
Kamen no Maid Guy
Will give a try:
ToLove-RU
Kanokon
Quote from: mDuo13 on April 14, 2008, 05:04:21 PM
Speaking of old seasons and missing eyes, I'm still watching and enjoying Mushishi.
that's right, that's right, run that shit back son.
so guess who hasn't even watched code geass s2 yet? who needs geass when you got
heroin IaMP.
j
I'm probably going to watch only Macross Frontier and Vampire Knight. That's it.
How's Itazura na kiss?
I plowed trough a couple more of the shows, but I found only 3 noteworthy mentions:
Soul Eater- If I were to rate by first episodes only, this show would have my vote for the best release of the season. It super edgy, with great animation quality, and all dipped in a Halloween-ish flavor that naturally has me all over it.
The only down parts would be if it follows a trend of hitting a brick wall in quality, drags it unreasonably long and turns into a horrible jump-esque anime. And also, if it is in fact good...the comic should be amazing!
An oddity pair of the season comes with Kamen no Maid Guy and Kyoran Kazoku Nikki.
Even if I heard maid guy to be the under appreciated or cool oddity series of the season...it sucks...hard. It has the animation budget of a hobo, and the whole series is more than dependent on the Maid Guy, with everyone else not needing mention.
Kazoku Nikki being the opposite, with a great cast, looking good, and enjoyable, but that main girl is so damn annoying it simply killed the episode.
Now if you switched Kyoka with Kogarashi, you'd have one godly show, and one you could just brush aside.
Quote from: Lisu on April 17, 2008, 09:23:43 AM
I plowed trough a couple more of the shows, but I found only 3 noteworthy mentions:
Soul Eater- If I were to rate by first episodes only, this show would have my vote for the best release of the season. It super edgy, with great animation quality, and all dipped in a Halloween-ish flavor that naturally has me all over it.
The only down parts would be if it follows a trend of hitting a brick wall in quality, drags it unreasonably long and turns into a horrible jump-esque anime. And also, if it is in fact good...the comic should be amazing!
Totally agree, Soul Eater's almost Tim Burton-inspired atmosphere is keeping me addicted XP I can't help but think of naruto when I look at the main guy in it though ^^;
Monochrome Factor, Crystal Blaze (aka Glass Maiden), and Ayakashi both seem to have good potential.
Allison to Lillia is good.
Special A is more amusing than I thought at first.
Neo Angelique ~Abyss~ might be good.
There's too many potentially good or great series this season.
I wanna watch them all. T.T
I want my episode 2 of Vampire Knight. ~cries~
I Might watch:
Soul Eater
Wagaya no Oinari-sama
Nijiyume no Musume
I thought they were going to cancell kyo kara maou? thats what I heard
So far, on my good list is:
Soul Eater (I love the feel of it so far)
Tower of Druaga (Made me LOL so hard! great parody of a DnD-type scenario)
Vampire Knight (I should probably put this on the O.K. list, but I like shoujo stuff, and I like vampires...I just hope this series doesn't fail)
Special A(I like this one because its about a girl rising to the challenges of gender roles, which makes it an interesting standpoint - her and this boy compete in everything and he always beats her...and then you find out he wubs her <3 at first I didn't think this series would be good, but it's definitely entertaining)
My O.K. list:
Itazura Na Kiss (...basically this girl is in love with the super smart guy...lalalala not a big fan of the artwork of the guy but OH WELL still a cute story)
Monochrome factor (its like 'Loveless' meets the Heartless from kingdom hearts)
Kurenai (a little slow for me so far -_-)
My bad list:
Wagaya no Oinari Sama (a fox god that watches over a boy's safety because of some demon that's after him...eh, i feel like its similar to other works)
Kanokon (can we say...EPIC FAIL? Don't watch it. Don't even attempt.)
Maid Guy
Quote from: questionette on April 19, 2008, 12:02:05 AM
Tower of Druaga (Made me LOL so hard! great parody of a DnD-type scenario)
Does this have
anything to do with the Namco arcade game of the same name? ??? :D
Lots of cheesy anime this season, but a few are pretty entertaining. The season as a whole feels kind of boring, though. Too lazy to type out summaries, but I'll give a bit of what I like and don't like.
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki - Been looking forward to it since seeing the trailer. It's fun and wacky, worth watching. Pretty bizarre, but not too bizarre. Characters are fun, plot doesn't really matter. It feels like a supplement. How do I explain that?
Kamen no Maid Guy - Sucks ass. It was made for lulz, and it even fails at that. lol. "Budget of a hobo".
Wagaya no Oinarisama - I like it, actually. It's pretty entertaining and an interesting watch. Seems typical at first, but then deviates a tiny bit as it progresses while still having that nostalgic feel. You grow to like the characters and suddenly its fun to watch. Nice to sit back and relax to.
Soul Eater - Very nice. Setting and overall theme is very spooky and whimsical. I never read the manga, but I'll probably follow the anime.
To Love Ru - Ugh. Why do series like this still exist in this decade. Super cheesy, stereotypical loser and hawt alien plotless piece of junk. I can't stand the main character. He should kill himself. :V
Chi's Sweet Home - Feels like a super clean version of Ebichu. Only a cat. Who doesn't talk to humans. In a family. A nice one. So uh, nothing like Ebichu. It's cute.
Itazura na Kiss - Boring.
Tower of Druaga - Tries too hard.
Bus Gamer - It's either super manly or just super gay. Action-packed fujyoshi paradise, here. It's full of bad-boy stereotypes and bijin. Mildly entertaining nonetheless. I might keep watching.
I'm too lazy. Here's my list of a pair of things I'm watching this season.
1. Code Geass R2.
2. The ending to Kamen no Maid Guy.
WORK GUY
WORK GUY
WORK GUUUUYYYYYY
Boy. I've got a lot of stuff I'll have to watch.
Soul Eater: Wow! One of the best looking shows I've seen in a while. Kinda weird, but I like it. Was sold on it in ten minutes.
To Love Ru: wtf? Haven't I seen this show about a dozen times before?
Chi's Sweet Home: It's not a cleaned up Ebichu, it's the antithesis of Ebichu. ;D
So with what little time I have to watch new stuff, what else should I be watching guys?
Totally behind on everything. I've seen Geass R2 and am up to date.
Just posting to say though, that D.C.IIS.S. is already way better than D.C. II. How? Cause now it focuses on the girls that matter, kkthx. Also, it feels more like a real D.C. series, all with the sakura tree nonsense.
I can say that Wagaya and Soul Eater are my top two favorites! with Wagaya i love the whole shinto elements to it. and with soul eater it is very halloween/tim burton esque. Episode 2 made me fall inlove with Angela <3
Quote from: G.I.R on April 19, 2008, 12:44:14 PM
Quote from: questionette on April 19, 2008, 12:02:05 AM
Tower of Druaga (Made me LOL so hard! great parody of a DnD-type scenario)
Does this have anything to do with the Namco arcade game of the same name? ??? :D
*checks wikipedia*
WOAH
it might, actually
nice work, detective!
XD
ugh... It appears Blade of the Immortal has been postponed till July so its not really spring anime anymore. -.-;
Special A keeps getting better and better. Ow~
RD Sennou Chosashitsu seems like it might be good as soon as they explain it a bit more. -.-;
lol mugen no jyuunin anime is gonna be so watered down. Manga is beast.
j
Quote from: Tsubasa on April 22, 2008, 10:08:56 PM
Totally behind on everything. I've seen Geass R2 and am up to date.
Just posting to say though, that D.C.IIS.S. is already way better than D.C. II. How? Cause now it focuses on the girls that matter, kkthx. Also, it feels more like a real D.C. series, all with the sakura tree nonsense.
How many times are they going to kill that tree and then bring back to life just to kill it again!
Quote from: LastElixir on April 25, 2008, 06:23:00 AM
lol mugen no jyuunin anime is gonna be so watered down. Manga is beast.
j
True, the anime looks mediocre by all accounts but I'll still watch it plus every other terrible manga adaptation thats coming out this season.
Hmm, let's see (so far):
Kamen no Maid Guy: An interesting concept (Maid Guy?) but...DO NOT WANT!
Penguin Musume: "Lucky Star"....on steroids? Nuff said.
Soul Eater: At first, I thought this was gonna be yet another typical repetitive shinigami anime. Turns out that this one is actually quite good, especially the animation style.
Now, to watch some Code Geass S2 and Vampire Knight.
Hmm. Okay, final verdict for me:
I'm staying with
Vampire Knight
Special A
and Soul Eater, EVEN THOUGH ITS ALREADY LICENSED BAHHH so annoying. now stupid goody-goody crunchyroll won't have it anymore D:
Quote from: questionette on May 11, 2008, 01:23:08 AM
Hmm. Okay, final verdict for me:
I'm staying with
Vampire Knight
Special A
and Soul Eater, EVEN THOUGH ITS ALREADY LICENSED BAHHH so annoying. now stupid goody-goody crunchyroll won't have it anymore D:
Did you try here (http://www.tokyotosho.com/)?
Veoh has Soul eater as well :V
I like vampire Knight only for the ED its STILL DOLL by Kanon Wakeshima
Mana-samas new slavebitch 8D
So my new addiction from this season is Chi's Sweet Home. Friggin' adorable.
Quote from: questionette on May 11, 2008, 01:23:08 AM
and Soul Eater, EVEN THOUGH ITS ALREADY LICENSED
Wow. That was fast.
hmm... Animenewsnetwork doesn't show anything about that yet...
Who was the anime supposed to be licensed from?
...-.-; The manga was licensed by some company called Yen Press... -.-;
It's funny that these threads are started, but we never top them off.
With summer (http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,10241.0.html) coming in, what is the last word on the spring? Did you watch your whole list? Half? Anything that wasn't Geass and Soul Eater? (By watch, meaning up to the current release =ing almost done with the season's worth)
As for my part of the cake:
Kaiba:
Do I even call this anime? I honestly cannot say, but I can say it is good. It weird, and I don't really know where it is leading up to, but each episode has been worth the ride. Don't care for OP or ED
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki:
Too good. This show makes no sense, but its never a chore to get through any episode. Super cast still, still hate the main girl. Good OP, Good 1st ED
Kurenai:
Second Favorite of the season. Nothing happens, in the good way. Nothing more than enjoyable day to day with a fun cast, leading up to some seriousness in the end. OP ED are ok.
Soul Eater:
Still my favorite of the season, but to its name, the manga is boss. Plowed through it for the sole reason of it being that good. The anime is still a good watch, as it keeps things (though the usual watered down-ness) entertaining. Love the ED lots.
Geass:
Watched it. Nothing to say to it. OP ED suck.
Regret not watching:
Monochrome Factor
Daughter of Twenty Faces
Penguin Musume Heart
ToLoveRu
Zettai Karen Children
Mnemosyne and Geass have been the only things I've followed this season. I'm way behind on Chi's Sweet Home. Never watched past #1 of Kurenai, never touched anything else. People keep talking about Daughter of 20 Faces and Kyouran Kazoku Nikki, though.
Quote from: mDuo13 on June 18, 2008, 12:25:47 PM
Mnemosyne and Geass have been the only things I've followed this season. I'm way behind on Chi's Sweet Home. Never watched past #1 of Kurenai, never touched anything else. People keep talking about Daughter of 20 Faces and Kyouran Kazoku Nikki, though.
nijyuu mensou is pretty solid, like I said before, you would probably like it.
I'm watching Daughter of Twenty Faces(good plot, solid voice acting and yeah, aya hirano lol), Code Geass R2, Macross Frontier and Kyouran Kazoku Nikki. That's about it. Most of the other shows this spring season don't interest me as much as these main 4. and Nikki is hilarious since it is CRACK and Macross F's Music is godly XD.
I watched at least one episode of everything on my list. XP
Nijuu-mensou is awesome. I <3 it. Its a top for me. Soul Eater is right up there as well; I thought I'd hate it originally.
Special A is hilarious. Allison to Lillia is pretty fun. Macross Frontier is good.
Lisu: you can get nijuu-mensou off me if you do want to watch; I have Live Evil's releases.
Through Spring isn't quite done yet... -.-;